Table 2 Identities comparison of 16S rRNA and dsb genes between E. mineirensis (UFMG-EV) and other members of the genus Ehrlichia
Percent of nucleotide similarity of 16S rRNA* | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ehrlichia mineirensis(UFMG-EV) | E. canis[GU810149] | E. chaffeensis[AF147752] | E. ewingii[U96436] | E. muris[AB013008] | E. ruminantium[AF069758] | |
Ehrlichia mineirensis (UFMG-EV) | *** | 98.3 (16SrRNA) | 96.9 (16SrRNA) | 96.4 (16SrRNA) | 94.5 (16SrRNA) | 95.0 (16SrRNA) |
Ehrlichia canis [AF403710] | 94.7 (dsb) | *** | 98.4 (16SrRNA) | 97.9 (16SrRNA) | 97.1 (16SrRNA) | 97.2 (16SrRNA) |
Ehrlichia chaffeensis [AF403711] | 82.3 (dsb) | 83.5 (dsb) | *** | 98.1 (16SrRNA) | 97.6 (16SrRNA) | 96.9 (16SrRNA) |
Ehrlichia ewingii [AY428950] | 78.6 (dsb) | 76.9 (dsb) | 78.0 (dsb) | *** | 97.2 (16SrRNA) | 97.1 (16SrRNA) |
Ehrlichia muris [AY236484] | 81.1 (dsb) | 81.1 (dsb) | 84.5 (dsb) | 77.2 (dsb) | *** | 96.4 (16SrRNA) |
Ehrlichia ruminantium [AF308669] | 76.9 (dsb) | 74.6 (dsb) | 77.1 (dsb) | 76.6 (dsb) | 76.4 (dsb) | *** |